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Further characterization of a ¹³C-dextromethorphan breath test for CYP2D6 phenotyping in breast cancer patients on tamoxifen therapy.
Journal of breath research - 20 Apr 2015
Opdam F L, Modak A S, Gelderblom H, Guchelaar H J
Abstract excerpt
In a previous study, we found that the CYP2D6 phenotype determined by (13)C-dextromethorphan breath test (DM-BT) might be used to predict tamoxifen treatment outcome in breast cancer patients in the adjuvant setting. However, large variation in the delta-over-baseline (DOB) values was observed in the extensive metabolizer predicted phenotype group based on single point measures. In the present work we aimed to...
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